In July 2019, Pastor Hao and two other Christian women were arrested on charges of fraud for collecting church offerings. Pastor Hao’s house church in Hubei Province was deemed illegal so, any money collected to support it was considered unlawful. Click here to read more about this case: https://gosheninternational.org/women-imprisoned-for-collecting-offerings/.
Pastor Hao had to raise her sons, Paul and Moses, on her own after her husband passed away of cancer in 2018. The older son, Paul, is attending college but the younger son, Moses, has been suffering from depression since his mother’s arrest and imprisonment. Moses dropped out of school and regularly locks himself in his room, unwilling to communicate with others.
On 11th February, Pastor Hao received notice that she had been sentenced to 8 years in prison for alleged fraud. In a recent letter to Paul, Pastor Hao testified that God had given her “amazing peace” and she is able to sleep well in prison. She encouraged both her children to spend more time reading and memorizing the Bible and, in particular, studying Romans 8, Isaiah 26-66 and Lamentations 2-3.
Pray for God’s presence to be with Pastor Hao as she serves out her sentence. Pray that God will comfort and strengthen her sons, Paul and Moses, emotionally and mentally as they grief the loss of their father and the painful separation from their mother.
Pray that the appeal process for Pastor Hao’s case will be successful and all charges against her overturned.
(Source & Photo : VOMC)
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